... open letter against two anti-LGBTQ bills , which targeted transgender youth in Texas and were later defeated. Most recently, Spears ... issues that face her fans – from the Dream Act to anti-transgender bills in Texas,” said Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of ...

... TransMilitary chronicles the lives of four American transgender troops defending their country’s freedom while fighting for their own, and the larger efforts to bring an end to the ban on transgender people serving openly in the U.S. military. Director Gabriel ...

... characters on broadcast), and cisgender. There are only 17 transgender characters across all three platforms tracked – broadcast, cable, ... season, 58 (6.4%) were identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer. This is the highest percentage GLAAD has found in ...

... Americans and called out President Trump’s proposed ban on transgender service members saying: “It’s a move that hurts and humiliates ... crowd at 2017 GLAAD Gala and Speaks Against Proposed Ban on Transgender Service Members ...

... Why’ Queer Black Muslim Activist Blair Imani and Transgender Military Veteran Laila Ireland to Speak Out San ... community for other young queer Muslims. Laila Ireland, a transgender woman who served in the army for 13 years, will speak onstage about ...

... the company’s LGBTQ employee group, where she fought for transgender health care. She was also recently named to LGBTQ Nation’s list of the ‘top 50 successful transgender Americans you should know.’ Heineman has consulted for GLAAD, ...

... educator, filmmaker, and community organizer. He founded the Transgender Oral History Project in 2007, and created a traveling multimedia ... on a publicity campaign to encourage businesses to hire transgender people in Chicago. Perez offers, “As Puerto Rican trans man ...

... film, was completely erased in the ‘Suicide Squad’ film. Transgender representation remains abysmally low, with only one transgender character counted, the same number as the 2015 report, and once ...

... The Daily Show with Trevor Noah for its interview about transgender issues with Angelica Ross. Trevor Noah and Angelica Ross accepted the award on the show’s behalf and called for transgender equality. Don Lemon presented the award for Outstanding ...